= — m—————— coi sin ———— ee —— eS - Ee —— = a nm . | — a ————— n m—— ——— ———— a 3 FIREMEN RESCUE A PIGEON i War of Rivers, in National Forests, EI ERAS IYOW, CP RRR... y emortatic , One curious fact may he noted in Increasing use of the National for- HAS NOT GONE UP ee LC Fs gi _ | Hydraulic Ladder Raised to Otaerwise | P255ing: This war is a war of rivers. | ests for municipal camp sites and sum- E V ERYTHIN IN PRICE 3 The important battles on the ssestern front have all been connected with some river, naraely, the Marne, Aisne, Meuse and Somme. On the eastern front great conflicts have taken piace on the Vistula, Dvina, Pruth, Dniester, Bug, Styr and Lipa rivers, while the river Tigris was the scene of the Brit- mer school locations is reported by the forest service. Permits have already ween issued to several cities and educa- | tional institutions and other applica- tions are expected. Officials say that § far more people use the forests for public playgrounds than for any other purpese, and that this use promises to Inaccessible Place Where Bird Was Imprisoned. Bellefonte, Pa., December 15, 1916. BRYAN AGAINST GOVERNMENT OWN- ERSHIP. A pigeon, an ordinary one of the common garden variety, held up traf- fic along Washington street for about a half hour, brought together a crowd All the goods we advertise here are selling at prices prevailing this time last season. SOROS. MINCE MEAT. Federal Regulation Should Not Be Al- We are now making our MINCE MEAT and keeping it fully up to our lowed to Exclude Exercise of State Authority, He Contends—Thinks Rail- road Stocks Should Represent Actual Value and Be Stable as Government Bonds. Washington, Dee. 11. — William J. Bryan, who startled the country ten years ago by advocating government ownership of railroads, appeared Dbe- fore the Newlands Joint Committee on Interstate Commerce last week in sup- port of the claim that the states should be allowed to retain authority over the regulation of all transportation lines within their borders. Mr. Bryan ex- plained that he had long regarded gov- ernment ownership as inevitable, but only because of railroad opposition to effective regulation. Against Government Ownership. a ; : the scene and the big hydraulic was | . 3 3 Personally. 1. cannot s0y A0at. 1.08 Loto One nt thofiromen then scoot- | AVegelable Preparations. A ways Sire government ownership, Xe e* led up the long ladder, which was | similating the Food and Regula. plained, “because I lean to the indi: stretched to its utmost, and extricated ling the Stomachs of 9 vidual idea rather than to the collec tive idea; that is, I believe that gov- ernment ownership is desirable only where competition is impossible.” Alfred P. Thom, counsel to the Rail and flying off to parts unknown. | || ness and Rest.Contains neither way Executives’ Advisory Committee. a | piur.Morphine nor Mineral : previously had presented before the MAKES STUDY OF BOOMERANG NoT NARCOTIC. : members of the Newlands Committee of more than 100 people and caused an exhibition performance of the fire department’s big hydraulic ladder, the Boston Journal states. T. G. Toomey, whose duty it is to protect the Filene property, had been deluged all day long with telephone calls to the effect that a pigeon was imprisoned on the side of the building between the second and third floors. Filene employees had tried to reach the bird from the windows above ana below, but to no avail, nor could they find any ladder long enough to reach the spot. When six o'clock came the pigeon was still unrescued, and Mr. Toomey's big heart would not let him go home until the bird was free. He finally got in touch with Captain Watson of Ladder 17 at Fort Hill square. After the chief’s permission had been ob- tained the motor truck was brought to the pigeon. When the bird had been “landed” it was given a drink of water and then showed its gratitude by scur- rying out of the watchman’s hands ! ish disaster before Kut-El-Amara.— Titearv Digest. be cae of the most important to which they can Ye put. CASTORIA. CASTORIA. | | Promotes Digestion Cheerfit- j oT NTT Te ALCOHOL 3 PER CENT. | For Infants and Children. | Mothers Know That Genuine Castoria Bears the Signature usual high standard; nothing cut out or cut short and are selling it at our former price of 15 Cents Per Pound. SWEET POTATOES. Finest Selected SWEET POTATOES at 40 Cents Per Peck. Fine Celery, Oranges, Grape Fruit, Apricots, Peaches, Prunes—All spices (Except Pepper). Breakfast Foods, Extracts, Baking Powders, Soda, Corn- starch. The whole line of Soaps and Washing Powders, Starches, Blueing and many other articles are selling at the usual prices. COFFEES, TEAS AND RICE. On our Fine Coffees at 25c¢, 28¢, 30c, 35¢ and 40c, there has been no change in price on quality of goods and no change in the price of TEAS. Rice has not advanced in price and can be used largely as a substitute for potatoes. All of these goods are costing us more than formerly but we are doing our best to Hold Down the Bill on high prices, hoping for a more favorable market in the near future. Fine Ripe Cranberries at 10 after Christmas. LET US HAVE YOUR ORDER and we will give you FINE GROCERIES at reasonable prices and give you good service. SECHLER & COMPANY, Cents for a Standard Dry Measure Quart until Bush House Block, - - 57-1 - - - Bellefonte, Pa. as one of his reasons for urging a bet s en : ter balanced and more systematic reg Chicago University Student Thinks Papin Sted ulation of railroads the argument that Principle Can Be Made to Apply y war this is the only alternative to govern to Aerial Navigation. Ate dude bi; ment ownership. Calling attention to Many years ago the black fellow of Tro » °® the restrictions imposed upon the | 44 ants bush mystified his white Gli Se. Be a Regular at the Receiv- transportation lines by conflicting state brother by means of the boomerang. ke aver. U o laws and regulations. to the practical Through some agency not yet entirely ; 1 Consfipa S ® cessation of new construction and to the clear I the ol ra who have Hone of! ing Teller’s Window ' Impossibility under existing conditions | gugieg the matter, this most benight. | Worras Convulsions. feverish o Of securing the new cajiity) needed foi | oq of all savages was enabled to make ness and LOSS OF SLEEP. gr extensions and betterments of railway his peculiar weapon do such wonderful ETI ge or V Ri facilities, he warned the Congressmen In TacSinile Signature Make a bank deposit at least once a week that unless they provided a fair and reasonable system of regulation that would enable the railroads to meet the growing needs of the country’s busi ness the national government would Preservation of Competition. things as to suggest the uncanny. time he was successfully imitated by the white man, and exhibitions of boomerang throwing have entertained multitudes. but without disclosing just why this instrument does as it does. flight is not so easily explained. To THE CENTAUR COMPARY, 4 NEW YORK. At6 months old Thirty Years If you haven’t a bank account start one today. And, once started, promise yourself that you'll add to it. he conpalied to ake ou The gd Its outward flight is simple enough, he 33 Dsus 33 Crnns Ship of the lines with all the evils at. perhaps, involving the underlying prin- fi ee . tendant upon such a system. ciple of the aeroplane, but its return Ll ranteed under the Food ai In the Event of I Health, Loss of Position or Mr. Bryan, on the other hand, holds that the further extension of federal authority over the railroads would be a step in the direction of government master this, and to apply it to aerial navigation is the inspiration of a series of experiments being carried on by a student at Chicggo university. His Exact Copy of Wrapper. THE CENTAUR COMPANY, NEW YORK CITY. Hae Other Misfortune Your Bank Book Will Be Your Support THE CENTRE COUNTY BANK, ownership. He advanced the view that | work so far has progressed to the 59-20-e.0 56-6 BELLEFONTE PA. the centralization of control in the | point where he has greatly improved hands of the national government | on the black fellow's boomerang, and — 2 TT would impose too great a burden upon the regulating body, would offer strong temptation to railroads to interfere in politics and would encourage the gen eral movement toward centralization flying, but the more important and in- of power in the floral government at finitely more difficult matter of alight- the expense of the states. He said that ing. he did not object to consolidations of railroad lines so long as they did not destroy competition, that he knew of no complaint against great railway systems because of their size and that he believed that ithe preservation of competition was the test to be applied to all consolidations. Regulation of Securities. Mr. Bryan declared himself in favor of national regulation of railway stock and bond issues, but added that he saw no reason why that should exclude the states from acting on the same sub- ject as to state corporations. “I would like to see the stock of a railroad, as long as it is in private hands, made as substantial and as unvarying as the value of a government bond,” he as- serted. He suggested that railroad capitali- zation be readjusted to equalize it with actual valuation of the property rep- resented, making due allowance for equities, and that when this was done the roads should be allowed to earn sufficient income to keep their stock at par and to create a surplus. The latter, he tentatively proposed, might be allowed to amount to 25 per cent of the capital. Railway Earnings Low. This subject of railroad capitalization and the amount of railroad earnings received further attention from the committee during its recent sessions. In answer to questions by Senator Cummins. Mr. Thom submitted figures ‘showing the net earnings of the roads in recent years. These figures show that during the five years from 1905 to 1910 the average net earnings were 5.25 per cent of the net capitalization, while for the five years from 1910 to 1915 the average was only 4.56 per cent. The total earnings on the stock, computed by adding to the net oper- iting income the income from the se- curities owned and deducting bond in- terest, were for 1910, 7.09 per cent: for 1911, 6.17 per cent; for 1912, 4.97 per cent; for 1913, 5.94 per cent; for 1914, 4.06 per cent; for 1915, 3.44 per cent, thus showing an almost contin- uous decrease throughout this six year period. It was anmounced that Hal- ford Erickson, formerly chairman of the Wisconsin Railroad Commission, would submit more complete informa- tion om this subject to the Committee ft a later date. Where They Were Located. Two wretched-looking tramps were brought up before a justice of the peace. Addressing the worst looking one, the justice said, “Where do you live?” “Nowhere.” “And where do you live?” said the justice, addressing the other. “I've got the room above him.” he hopes to unravel the entire mystery of its flight. When he does, he will have almost unlocked the real secret, and have mastered not only the art of United States Corn Belt. Somebody has discovered that the corn belt has the habit of moving, and announces the fact, which is likely to cause surprise in quarters where this staple is planted, gathered and is the subject of discussions and predictions. At one time the belt stretched across Iowa, Illinois and Indiana, and then it shifted, or was extended to certain parts of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota. There it remained stationary for a period and then re- sumed its travels, going south into Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Louisi- ana and Texas. But like most belts it did not long remain still and has now migrated to the Northwest to Oregon, and that state, which is so rich in scenery, fruit, timber and political nostrums, is letting the world know of the latest shift. Of course, when the term cern belt is used, it does not mean the nation’s center of corn produc- tion, but is intended to include those sections which rise far above the aver- age in bushels per acre raised. And where the corn belt is, there is rural prosperity. At least, the farm- ers’ prospects of buying new automo- biles are considerably increased. The Airman. Yet every man of them (the Royal Flying corps) appeared true to what I have since come to recognize as a rapidly developing type—the “flying type.” The army aviator of today is picked for his quickness of mind and body, and the first thing that strikes you about him is a sort of feline, wound-up-spring alertness. Then you note his reticence, the cool reserve of a man whose lot it is to express him- self in deeds rather than words. And lastly there is the quiet seri- ousness, verging almost on sadness, of the man who must hold himself ready to look death between the eyes at any moment, and yet keep his mind de- tached for other things.—Lewis R. Freeman, in the Atlantic Monthly. Republican Distinction. The “Legion of Honor,” which, like the “Victoria Cross,” is heard so often today, although instituted by Napoleon is still republican in its origin, It was in the year 1802, the year in which he was created First Consul, that Napo- leon overcame the objections of the senate to the “playthings of monar- chy,” as Berthier called them, and in- stituted the famous order of merit, At present the Legion of Honor em- braces five classes, Grands Croix, Grands Officers, Commandeurs, Offi- cers and Chevaliers. The president of the republic is grand chancellor of the order. -because they're pure Why does every ~ Army and Navy Mess use Sweet Caps? AHOY THERE! Attention! Eyes front! hen you see one of our demonstrators proving by actual burning tests the purity of SweeT CaporaL cigarettes
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